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ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

335 PM MDT THU MAY 17 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM

FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM MDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR

PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY



IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO

     NORTHWESTERN UNION



AT 335 PM MDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN...WITH 2.03 INCHES 

IN AND AROUND DES MOINES.



BOTH LOCALIZED AND DISTANT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FLOWS

IN ARROYOS AND OVER LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE

THROUGH THESE WATERS. WATER IN ARROYOS MAY TRAVEL MANY MILES AND TAKE

HOURS TO REACH YOUR LOCATION FROM UPSTREAM RAIN AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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